title: Continent urinary diversion with a urachal remnant.
abstract: The Mitrofanoff procedure, first described in 1980, has been widely adopted for pediatric continent urinary diversion to increase patient independence and continence, decrease morbidity and infections, and preserve renal function. Although this principle employs the appendix primarily, numerous other tissue conduits have been described. We report a unique use of a urachal remnant as a continent conduit resulting in less morbidity by maintaining the integrity of the native urinary bladder, while maintaining patient continence and allowing easy and successful catheterization.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Department of Pediatric Urology, 3901 Beaubien Detroit, MI 48201, USA. oalomar@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Al-Omar
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Gordon A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: McLorie